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I Tuck for Pocket Books.

No. 242,810. Patented June 14, 1881."

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

LEVERETT BRAINARD, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CASE,LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TUCK FOR POCKET-BOOKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,810, dated June 14,1881.

Application filed April 22, 1881.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVERETT BRAINARD, of Hartford, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tucks for Pocket-Books and other Similar Articles; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to the tucks by which the flap of a pocket ormemorandum book is secured to the side of the cover; and its object isto provide a construction by which the end of the tongue shall beconcealed and not be liable to be caught or curled back, as with thecommon construction, and which shall be stronger and more secure thanthe common way of passing the tongue through a loop.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 showsa pocket-hook having a tuck of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is across section through the middle, showing the book closed. Fig. 3 is anenlarged longitudinal section of the tongue, showing its construction.Fig. 4 is a top or flat view of the tongue detached from thepocket-book.

A is the side of a pocket-book, made with a leather, cloth, or othercover, in the usual manner.

B is a slit in the cover for the insertion of the tongue.

C is the flap which folds over the cover A.

D is the tongue. This fits into the slit B, and passes under the cover Ato hold the flap down. The position of the parts closed is shown inFig.2. The tongue D is stiffened from its outer end as far as the lineE, Fig. l,

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card-board or other stiff material, so that it can be readily insertedinto the slit B. At E E it forms a flexible hinge upon the flap C, andits inner end is secured within the thickness of the flap. Theconstruction of the tongue is shown more particularly in Fig. 3. Theleather or other material of which the tongue is formed is folded at theend Gr over the stitt' interior part, F, and is carried back above andbelow to form the thin portion D, which is inclosed in the flap C. Theedges at the sides of the tongue are intended to be trimmed by cutting;but the end at G remains with the covering continuous above and below,so that it cannot become peeled or rolled up hynse. The thin flexiblepart of the tongue (shown at D) is inserted into a slit in the flap at EE, and stitched across to hold it firmly in place, in addition to theusual pasting. The parts D and F are pasted or otherwise cementedtogether.

When my improved tuck is closed the flap lies close to the cover, and isheld in place Without showing or exposing any of the parts of the tuck-The joint or hinge at E E is intended to come nearly or quite up to theslit B.

What I claim as my invention is-- 1. In a pocket book or wallet, thetongue D, inserted into the inner side of the flap 0, back from theedge, having its outer portion stiffened and flexibly united to theflap, in combination with the cover A, having the slit B, substantiallyas described.

2. A tongue for the flap of a pocket-book, composed of an exteriorcovering folded at the end G over an interior stiffening material andcarried back to form a flexible connection for said tongue,substantiallyas described.

LEVERETT BRAIN ARD.

Witnesses: I

THEO. G. ELLIS, OHAs. L. BURDETT.

